I had a salmon and cream cheese bagel from Kenny & Zukes for breakfast when I toured the area around Powell's. I also highly recommend seeing a movie at the Livingroom Theater, which I found far superior to my experience with the Alamo Drafthouse.

If I remember right, Kargi Gogo and many other really good food trailers are in that area too.

Durability depends on a handful of different factors. Fit is the biggest one. The fabric will fray in the places it experiences the most stress. A lot of people experience crotch blow outs due to tightness in the top block. The fabric will wear away on the corners of the things stored in your pockets, like phones and wallets. If the fabric is very tight in the knee, the honeycombs will wear and blowout too.

Activities play a huge roll too. Your jeans will wear out quickly if you ride a bike or you do a lot of physical labor compared to sitting at a desk all day.

Heavier denim holds creases better than light denim. I haven't owned a pair heavier than 15oz though. There may be a trade off between flexibility and resistance to tearing and puncturing, but it depends on the fabric. I've felt 13oz pairs that are super stiff and coarse, and 25oz pairs that are flexible and soft to the touch.

Washing can help maintain durability by cleaning the fabric of any embedded abrasives, like dirt and sand.

Fabric that has not undergone post-weaving treatments, like mercerization, sanforization, skewing and more.

Fabric that hasn't been washed or pre-distressed.

There are plenty of brands that distress raw selvedge fabric. There are also brands that offer a raw non-selvedge fabric.

The differences between shuttle looms and projectile looms are technical. Shuttle looms are slower and produce smaller quantities of fabric, while projectile looms can produce more at a faster rate. The quality of the fabric depends on many variables, like fiber origin, dyeing style, so the loom type is only a small piece of the whole.

My PBJs are not hemmed, and I do a big master roll to take up all the extra length. I was initially concerned they wouldn't fit and I'd have to sell them. I may get them hemmed if I take them in for repairs in the future, as a blowout has already begun.

SharkStores as a deal a day a long time ago. The only branding is a small logo on the inside with an oval and two chevrons. I haven't been able to match it, but now that I think about it, I might be able to find more info if I look through my email for a shipping receipt.

I haven't been able to find or recommend a good equivalent. I considered figuring out how to brogue by hand, but couldn't find good resources on it and may not know the right terms to search for.